Posts tagged Stewardship
Stewarding Our Gifts of Service With Endurance
Stewarding Our Gifts of Service With Endurance

My husband and daughter recently returned from a trip to Guatemala with our church for a week long mission trip. To hear them recount stories, full of inspiring God-glorifying conversations and scenery alike, produced in me a longing to serve on mission as well. At times, in fact, it most assuredly sounds better to visit another continent altogether to serve short-term, rather than continue in daily acts of service. Doesn’t it?

Yet God continually calls us to steward our service first within the walls of our homes. So, how can we press on with confidence and endurance? Read here.

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Faith, Education, Parenting, Stewardship, SummerShawna SullivanStewardship, Service, Mercy, Faith, Education, Mission Trip, EnduranceComment
Spring Cleaning: 3 Ways to Tidy Up Your Time and Cultivate a Fruitful Life
Spring Cleaning: 3 Ways to Tidy Up Your Time and Cultivate a Fruitful Life

The time for spring cleaning is near, but have you ever thought of tidying up your time?

I know what you are thinking:

  • How can I tidy my time?

  • How can I continue to make progress if I allow rest to hold prominence?

  • How can I remain faithful to the goals I set at the beginning of the year?

  • How can I know what areas of my life need to be addressed this season?

I’m glad you asked. Read here and find out.

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Faith, Parenting, Time, StewardshipShawna SullivanTime, Encouragement, Parenting, Faith, Stewardship Comment
Three Ways to Shape Your Child's Heart Toward Generosity
Three Ways to Shape Your Child's Heart Toward Generosity

There is no better time to begin shaping your child’s heart for generosity than now. The holiday season ushers us into the spirit of giving like none other, yet it’s threatened by our desires to get. We all feel the tension.

So, as parents, how can we model generosity as a family at this time of year and beyond? Here are three helpful ways I’ve found to do just that, along with some resources to get you started.

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Education, Faith, Parenting, StewardshipShawna SullivanChristmas, Generosity, Parenting, Encouragment, Faith, Education, Giving, Serving, StewardshipComment
Measuring Our Days
Measuring Our Days

When the celebrations are cancelled and the awards kept in boxes, how do we measure the value of our days? How do we help our children measure the countless hours of study, words read or papers written without a ceremony, designation or distinguishing letters accompanying your name?

The quarantine season has left us all with a myriad of questions, not the least of which begs us to analyze the way we have become accustomed to stewarding our days.

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Investing in Your Heart, Pure Encouragement, Rhythms of Life, ParentingShawna SullivanStewardship, heart postureComment
Consider Your Ways
Consider Your Ways

This Wednesday is known as Ash Wednesday in many Christian denominations, kicking off 40 days of somber reflection and heart preparation for Easter. This is a practice I did not grow up with, but have grown to deeply appreciate. Before we celebrate the risen Christ at Easter, we take this time to pause and remember what he came to save us from.

Maybe, for some, all of this is new and you aren’t sure what to make of it. Start here.

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Pure Encouragement, Investing in Your Heart, Rhythms of Life, Lent ReflectionsShawna SullivanLent, Reflection, Devotional, Stewardship, Priorities, Haggai Comment
Finding “Crack” Time
Finding “Crack” Time

Is your to-do list long, intention high, and calendar full?

I am finding myself in a season where my margin for time is opening up little by little and I want to steward it well. Many days I get lost doing something that brings no value whatsoever to my life. We need a good mindless distraction from time to time, but now that my goal list is growing, I need to be increasingly intentional about the margin time of my days. It is the “crack time”, so I’ve heard it called with a chuckle.

We can use the crack time to fill back up so that we can continue to pour out, but we must find it. Look for it. Seek it out.

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StewardshipShawna SullivanTime, Stewardship, MarginComment
A Daily Rhythm
A Daily Rhythm

We each establish the rhythm for our homes and set the pace for our children. Our summer rhythms look different than our fall and our spring rhythms, but I have found that if we keep to our blocks of time, it helps set and manage expectations for all of us. If you are looking for a new rhythm, start making a list of the blocks of time that you would like to have in your home. Then play with your daily schedule, see what you can add and if it helps add some structure to your days that are life-giving for everyone.

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The Venture of Homeschool, EducationShawna Sullivansummer, daily rhythm, school days, homeschool, Stewardship, TimeComment